Inglez Design: Blog 3 - Antiques Hunter.

Structurally, Rococo can be weak and illogical; however, even though the relationship between the measurements may not be exact, its weakness hides within its visual amusement. Varriano (1984) analysed rococo as an art of little concern for architectural structure and the property of classical components, but when it came to the care of organic shapes and decorative designs, it was generally astonishing.

To this way of analysing Rococo art, I can relate my chosen object. Differently, the chair seems to have an exact structure. However, what seem to be aesthetically pleasing to analyse in the object are the use of curves as well as the pattern used for its decoration part, where you can easily notice organic shapes being thrown all over the chair with no starting or ending points, no structural aspects that can be related because of the decorative pattern nor an easily identifiable linkage between the object and its appearance. It is random, its pattern is illogical, but it is aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.

In the years of Rococo, one of the most effective ways for artists to express their contained ideas and emotions was through paintings. Simply because then, the use of colours was most likely unlimited. It was at this time that the use of colours on painting was really explored. A said by Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin: “Who told you that one paints with colours? One makes use of colours, but one paints with emotions.” Meaning that anyone can use colours, but it is the way it is used that gives it that unique effect. (Baur, 2001, p. 62)

The way I refer my chair to the paragraph above is by analysing its lack of colours, and thus, lack of emotions. Even though the chair design is good and the decorative pattern is nice, by being black and white the chair seems to be missing on something that could really add to its effectiveness. Organic shapes in Rococo design were often followed by the intense use of colour, however, the chair has shown to be nothing more than a sample of simplified Rococo art.

Reference:

Varriano, J. (1984). Italian Baroque and Rococo Architecture. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.